Dan Flores · Coyote America · NWF · Urban ecology

Coyote Nation Ultimate

The densest interactive coyote field exhibit in the browser: deep-time biology, city science, confrontation playbooks, 100+ true facts, videos, map, and a full keyboard-driven search layer.

Core book: Dan Flores, Coyote America · Field companion: NWF “Coyote Nation”

— spots ~63d gestation urban rural wilderness

Deep links: #encounter · #facts · ?pin=chicago-research · keys: / T F H

Mission control

High-density snapshot of the whole exhibit

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Jump desk

Encounter tree Canid compare Season calendar Myth buster Field ID Soundboard Fact machine Map + era Watch Home prep Glossary Quiz

Saved facts

Keyboard

Species dossier

from Flores + field refs

Flores key traits

Size ladder

Coyotes sit in the “sweet spot”: mouse-powered survival where wolves starve out.

Interactive anatomy

Real coyote photo · tap numbered regions for field anatomy of Canis latrans.

Select a region…
Adult coyote in three-quarter profile standing on sand — educational anatomy reference
Adult western coyote · teaching photo (not a live animal in distress)

Explore the animal

Click a numbered hotspot or list item.

    Quick vitals
    Field tell vs dog / wolf

    Select a region to see how to tell coyotes apart in the field.

    Gestation & pup clock

    ~60–63 days in the womb · then a year of becoming a disperser

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    Pressure simulator Flores mechanic

    When kill pressure rises and neighboring howls go quiet, litter size climbs. Drag the slider — this is why eradication backfires.

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    Encounter decision tree

    What should I do right now? Most coyotes want nothing to do with you.

    Canid compare

    Year in the life

    Myth buster

    Tap a card to flip myth → fact

    Field ID checklist

    Check marks as you observe.

    Soundboard synth

    Educational approximations — not field recordings. Unmute device.

    Flores pull-quotes

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    Random true fact

    75+ field facts · smash the button

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    Watch coyotes

    Real footage & explainers · opens on YouTube/PBS

    Chicago diet science

    Urban Coyote Research Program scat breakdown (via NWF). Click a bar for detail.

    Home prep checklist

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    Saved in this browser. Print-friendly via browser print.

    Glossary

    Field quiz

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    Map & timeline filters

    All eras unlocked
    deep timesettlementwarcitiesnow

    Drag to fade pins/timeline in as coyotes take the continent.

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    Timeline

    tap → fly map

    Map

    urban rural wilderness

    Coexistence cheat sheet

    • Don’t feed — trash, pet bowls, bird seed spill count.
    • Pets in at night — leash in parks; cats indoors.
    • Don’t run — stand tall, yell, wave, haze.
    • Habituation kills coyotes — bold animals get removed.